Retail Release in Spring 2012
Summary: Deluxe Edition of Micki Minaj's sophomore release
Overall Rating: Decent
Rating Comment: Nicki uitilizes top notch production, but overall, it's not the type of album I'm usually looking for. How much you like this album will depend on your feeling about auto-tune and the like. Nicki Minaj could probably make a pretty good straight hip hop album, but this one is 60% club/dance/electronica.
1. Roman Holiday: D
2/3/3 - Irritating start and at various parts during.
2. Come On A Cone: D
2/3/3 - Solid flow over a decent beat. Don't like chorus.
3. I Am Your Leader feat. Rick Ross & Cam'Ron: B
3/4/4 - Good verses all around. Interesting beat. Odd chorus.
4. Beez In The Trap feat. 2 Chains: B-
4/3/2 - Love the beat and chorus. Verses are average at best. 2 Chains did little to entice me to buy his album.
5. HOV Lane: D
2/3/3 - Don't like the beat/chorus. Solid verses though. I could see a fan liking this more than I.
6. Roman Reloaded feat. Lil Wayne: B+
4/4/3 - Strong verses, especially Lil Wayne's. Fierce production as well.
7. Champion feat. NaS, Drake & Young Jeezy: C-
3/3/3 - Nicki and NaS have the better verses. Drake and especially Young Jeezy underwhelm and wouldn't be missed if they were absent. An over-long song.
8. Right By My Side feat. Chris Brown: B+
Nice duet. Really an R&B track with an oddly explicit short verse thrown in at the end. This song and the next mark the transition of this album from rap to pop
9. Sex In The Lounge feat. Lil Wayne: C+
N/A
10. Starships: D
Thus begins a barrage of club tracks that fills out most of the rest of the album. This particular song is ok, but one section of it has a noise I can't stand.
11. Pound The Alarm: C-
Another dance track. A little more palatable than Starships. Has some decent rapping in it.
12. Whip It: D
Thumbs down.
13. Automatic: B-
Club track that separates itself from much of the rest of the album with its song lyrics and singing.
14. Beautiful Sinner: C-
Like the song lyrics. Music is a mixed bag.
15. Marilyn Monroe: C
N/A
16. Young Forever: B
Has a ballad-ic aspect that I like.
17. Fire Burns: B
Nice lyrics, solid music.
18. Gun Shot feat. Beanie Man: C
Not bad, but not my particular cup of tea.
19. Stupid Hoe: F
Just terrible.
20. Turn Me On: D
N/A
21. Va Va Voom: B-
Seems like an attempt at recreating the magic of Super Bass. It's not entirely unsuccessful.
22. Masquerade: C-
Strong production values along with some musical mis-steps.
Grades Dated Fall 2012
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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